The guards in front of them numbered less than ten. Jiang Fan and Yao, both highly skilled, quickly subdued all of them.
"Come out. It should be safe here, no immediate danger."
After Jiang Fan spoke, Zhou Niannian dared to slowly emerge from behind, jogging towards Jiang Fan with a triumphant look as she surveyed the subdued guards.
"You call yourselves guards? In front of me, you're just a bunch of weaklings."
Zhou Niannian's arrogant demeanor greatly amused the viewers in the live stream.
"Sister Zhou, how can you be so fierce? You didn't even defeat them, so why are you acting so smug? Can you share how you manage to be so shameless?"
"Hahaha, this Sister Zhou is truly a character. She's just riding on others' coattails. It has nothing to do with her; it's all thanks to Yao and Jiang Fan's superior skills."
"Exactly, I also find Sister Zhou hilarious. She's the team's comedian."
Jiang Fan and Yao wasted no time. Seeing that all the guards were down, they immediately proceeded further.
It wouldn't be good if these guards woke up.
Upon entering the so-called laboratory's back door, Jiang Fan found the place empty with nothing particularly noteworthy.
However, there was a disused staircase that allowed Jiang Fan and the others to descend easily.
But this staircase could only accommodate one or two people at a time due to its poor condition. If too many people tried to use it, it could collapse instantly, leading to a potentially fatal fall from a height of eighteen stories.
Jiang Fan and Yao went down first, followed by the others at a slower pace. Gungun could only watch them descend from a distance.
Upon reaching the next level, Gungun slowly followed. It knew its immense weight could endanger everyone if it went down immediately.
To Jiang Fan's surprise, a group of pythons suddenly emerged on the next level.
"Watch out, there are pythons here!"
Hearing this, Zhou Niannian immediately became flustered. Daixiaomei and Zhou Niannian were practically sticking together, but their fear was palpable.
"Don't panic. Yao and I are at the bottom. They won't bite you."
Jiang Fan pulled out his fire axe, and he and Yao blocked the opening of the staircase. The pythons continuously flicked their tongues, seemingly trying to intimidate Jiang Fan and Yao.
Regardless of whether the staircase could hold many people, Jiang Fan couldn't let Daixiaomei and Zhou Niannian descend slowly. They had to go around them, and then he and Yao would follow.
As for Gungun, being a powerful animal, others would likely feel its might upon seeing it and refrain from attacking. Jiang Fan was naturally not worried about it.
As the group descended the single staircase, it began to creak ominously.
"Is this staircase going to break? If it breaks, we'll all die here."
Hearing Jiang Fan's words, Zhou Niannian and Daixiaomei became extremely anxious, their legs trembling as if they were about to wet themselves.
"Don't worry, it will be fine. At least for now, we are safe. These pythons don't want to attack us; they know our deterrent power."
Just as Daixiaomei was analyzing the pythons' movements with a seemingly professional demeanor, a giant python suddenly lunged at Jiang Fan. Jiang Fan used the top of his fire axe to strike the python's jaw.
"Who said these pythons wouldn't attack me? Didn't it just start?"
With that said, the pythons began a fierce assault on Jiang Fan. Yao immediately retaliated.
"Damn it, are these things trying to kill us?"
Due to the violent shaking, Yao exclaimed, knowing the extreme danger of the situation. One wrong move, and they could all fall. The height of this place was at least a hundred meters.
Fortunately, Jiang Fan and Yao's combat prowess was exceptional, and they easily knocked all the pythons to the ground.
However, the sheer number of pythons was astonishing, as they continued to emerge.
This place was like a bottomless pit, with pythons constantly pouring out, leaving Jiang Fan momentarily bewildered.
"Damn, there are too many! If they all rush out, we're done for."
At this point, Jiang Fan and Yao could no longer hesitate and jumped directly into the cave.
"I don't understand what they were thinking. Why didn't they seal this off? Are they intentionally raising snakes here?"
Jiang Fan and Yao, weapons in hand, entered the cave and began frantically attacking the pythons.
Zhou Niannian and Daixiaomei also scrambled down, not wanting to waste the time Jiang Fan and Yao had bought.
Seeing this, Gungun immediately entered the cave and let out a powerful roar.
To Jiang Fan's surprise, this roar not only startled the pythons but also revealed a light.
"Wait, this light is unusual. It feels like some kind of energy."
Because Gungun's roar was so loud, it caused the object in front to shake. Jiang Fan realized something might be placed there, possibly the core.
"Let's go forward and see what it is."
Hearing this, Yao unhesitatingly followed Jiang Fan forward.
Gungun acted as the vanguard, ferociously swinging its thick paws and roaring periodically to block the pythons.
The pythons, driven by their animal instincts, retreated as Gungun advanced towards them.
"That's right, keep it up! Don't let them charge forward."